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Thursday, May 8, 2014
Norwegian Pearl
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It's that time of year again, when these vast floating hotels nudge their way into their berths at Ogden Point (on the left) to give their passengers a few hours in Victoria. This one is called the Norwegian Pearl. The mountains in the background are on the Olympic Peninsula in the USA.
All Photos and text on this blog by Benjamin Madison are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. For Permission to use write: madison at almudo dot fastmail dot us
Situated on the far west coast of Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is the capital city of the Province of British Columbia. Its benign climate (the warmest winters in Canada) and placid lifestyle make it a favorite retirement location as well as a popular tourist destination. About 400,000 people live in Victoria and adjacent communities.
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All Photos and text on this blog by Benjamin Madison are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. For Permission to use write: madison at almudo dot fastmail dot us
5 comments:
We are expecting a lot of traffic around Stockholm this summer, many big boats are skipping the Russian ports because of the Ukraine situation.
Nice shot! My bff from college is headed up there on a cruise with her family to celebrate her 50th and her mom's 75th bdays. But she said they'll only be in Victoria from 6 pm till almost midnight.
Noce shot!
Beautiful shot! The mountains in particular speak to me.
When I look at the wondrous Juan de Fuca Strait, I think of this:
The Lotos-eaters
BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON
"Courage!" he said, and pointed toward the land,
"This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon."
In the afternoon they came unto a land
In which it seemed always afternoon.
All round the coast the languid air did swoon,
Breathing like one that hath a weary dream.
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